Consult Chiefs Widely Before You Appoint New MCE For Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwia -Bibiani Hwenapori Chief Urges Akufo-Addo
The Chief of Bibiani Hwenapori in the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area of the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwia Municipality in the Western North Region, Nana Ebiri Kwaku III, appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to, effectively consult the chiefs and key stakeholders and prominent personalities in the grassroot levels in the municipality before appointing the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly to replace outgoing MCE, Mr. Alfred Amoah who died through road traffic accident on Tuesday July 12 2022.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
The Chief of Bibiani Hwenapori in the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area of the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwia Municipality in the Western North Region, Nana Ebiri Kwaku III, appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to, effectively consult the chiefs and key stakeholders and prominent personalities in the grassroot levels in the municipality before appointing the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly to replace outgoing MCE, Mr. Alfred Amoah who died through road traffic accident on Tuesday July 12, 2022.
He pleaded with the President to appoint the dedicated and self-determined public servant like the late Amoah to steer administrative affairs of the Assembly to continue social and infrastructural intervention development agenda of the late MCE.
Nana Ebiri Kwaku III described the late MCE as a man of vision, submissive, hardworking, humble and selfless personality who care for all saying that the person to be appointed to replace him should have his same personal character.
"I am calling on President Akufo-Addo to consult the chiefs, opinion leaders, traditional office holders and key stakeholders in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwia Municipality so that they can recommend a very selfless personality for the President to be appointed to replace the late Alfred Amoah," he appealed.
He pointed out that his appeal to the President has become necessary because they has seen that the very day that the news of the death of the MCE broke out in the area, some self seeking individuals who have questionable characters have seriously stated lobbying for the position of the MCE.
These personalities, according to the chief, have repeated their lobbied tactics at the very time this Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Daniel Botwe and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sefwi Wiaso Constituency who doubles as the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie visited Sefwi Bibiani to console with the family of the late MCE.
Nana Ebiri Kwaku III urged the President and the state appointing authorities not to allow favoritism in the appointment of the new MCE to replace Mr Amoah, saying that there are a lot unending internal fights within the New Patriotic Party in the area.
Mr Amoah and his driver, Samuel Gyasi died on Tuesday July 12, 2022 evening after the articulated driver reportedly veered into their lane and crash head-on with their vehicle at Akyem Fisher, near Bunso junction on the Accra-Kumasi highway.
A police situational report (SITREP) which puts the time of the accident at about 5:15pm, said the MCE and driver Gyasi were aboard a Nissan Patrol 4×4 with Registration Number GC 2060 -18 belonging to the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly travelling from Accra towards Bibiani direction.
Speaking in an interview with Soireenews.com via telephone call on Monday July 18, 2022, the Chief Bibiani Hwenapori expressed sadness over the passing of the outgoing Municipal Chief Executive for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly.
He conveyed his deepest condolences to Mr Amoah family, colleagues at Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly, as well as the government and people of Sefwi Bekwai; praying God almighty to grant repose to the soul of the departed and comfort to all who mourn.
According to him, the death of the MCE is heavy blow to the people in municipality and the nation as a whole, saying that; "We have lost a huge national asset.
The Chief Bibiani Hwenapori affirmed that the late MCE’s undeniable brilliance and legacies as a dedicated public servant will still remain in their minds, saying that the late MCE relates well to everyone in the municipality.
Nana Ebiri Kwaku III said "l am not praising Mr Amoah because today he is died. But l can state that Mr Amoah is a very good person who shows gross respect to everybody."
"Whenever you approached Mr. Amoah and requested from him to do something for you, even if he could not do it, the way and manner he will talk or speak to you, you may like, l can say that we really lost a good citizen of Sefwi Bekwai."
According to Nana Ebiri Kwaku III, when the news broke out that the MCE was involved in a fatal accident, he was completely down and shocked to his bone.
He indicated that it was around 7:30 pm in the evening on Tuesday July 12, 2022 when a friend of mine called to inform him that "we lost the MCE though car accident.
"...and in fact l am aware that he was in Accra being part of the national Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)
meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his colleagues, so we did not known that he is even coming back," the chief narrated.
Three days before that fateful date that the MCE died in the car accident, the chief pointed out that the youth in Bibiani have embarked on demonstration against the mining company in Bibiani.
He noted that "some of us were calling the MCE to tell us what we can do to resolve the problem between the company and aggrieved youth in Bibiani."
"So we spoke to our MCE via telephone call and l personal spoke to him to inform that the current President of National National House of Chiefs who doubles as the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi has directed us to come to the demonstration scene to calm down the situation.So l may say that his death is a big blow to us."
Articulating on his personal relationship with the MCE, Nana Ebiri Kwaku III sorrowfully noted that, Mr Amoah has assured "me to build a mordern public school in his community to boost education."
He asserted he would continue to remember Mr Amoah in life because before his installation as the chief of Bibiani Hwenapori, MCE being the Chairman of Anhwiaso Bekwia DISEC, played the instrumental roles to protect his life.
Nana Ebiri Kwaku lll, from the Ankobea Royal Family, succeeds his late grandfather Nana Ebiri Kwaku, who died over a decade ago.
This was after the Queen Mother (Ankobeahemaah) of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Nana Adwoa Ackaah II and Abusuapanin Kwadwo Kyemanteng presented Nana Kwaku III to the kingmakers as the chosen candidate from the ruling gate.
The queen mother stated that the stool had been vacant for about twenty-three years after the overthrow of Nana Kwasi Amponmaning.
She said Bibiani Hwenapori was one of the ancient towns of the Ankobea Royal Families.
